JL Bourg Basket (4-3) cruised past AS Monaco (5-2) 88-63 (29-14, 20-19, 17-13, 22-17) to hand the La Roca team its second LNB Pro A defeat.
JL Bourg created a solid 17-point advantage (25-8) already in the first quarter.
Monaco tried to get back on track in the second, reducing the deficit to 8 points (31-39) but the opponents answered with a 10-2 run (49-33). The second half belonged to JL Bourg.
For the winners, Alexandre Chassang posted 21 points and 24 PIR. Maxime Courby added 19 points, 23 PIR.
Mike James was a top scorer for Monaco, pouring in 12 points.
JL Bourg: Alexandre Chassang 21, Maxime Courby 19, Axel Julien 14, Rasheed Sulaimon 10.
Monaco: Mike James 12, Danilo Andjusic 11, Paris Lee 10.
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